As the Texas House considers House Bill 3, a tax bill that institutes new taxes in order to fund HB 2 (the education reform bill passed last week), the Texas Public Policy Foundation, the National Federation of Independent Business, and the Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute are offering a solution that meets revenue needs without doing damage to Texas’ economic growth and competitive advantage.
Homeless Services Audits: Overview and Model Legislation
In 2013, the Obama administration offered “Housing First” as the means to end homelessness in 10 years. A decade later, homelessness is more prevalent than ever, and the taxpayer has been financing ever increasing funding to programs that are failing to achieve their stated goal of ending homelessness. Key Points: The “Housing First” approach was...